we really need to roll back the telecommunications act of 1996. that act alone is what has caused so many large corporations to buy up all our media.
not sure why anyone is even trying to debate that fact when this has been a hotly contested issue with the FCC since that act was rolled out under the
premise that deregulating the market would open it up to more parties when in fact it just cracked it wide open for mega corps to purchase it up en
masse

originally posted by: Gothmog
I believe it is a wonderful idea. A lot of these so-called news shows are only taking advantage of the less informed people of the US. That is a
despicable act by very despicable groups.Instead of informing the populace , they propagandize everything.
Its all about money .

The so-called President continues to take advantage of the less informed people of the US, doesn't he?

How is this a gaff? If anything, this is probably something that should have happened a long time ago. With huge news outlets like CNN fined
millions due to broadcasting fake news (and they're not the only ones), something needs to happen.

That list is four years old, so who knows what else they bought since. Also, some of the holdings listed have separate holdings of their own which
requires further investigation, and lots of time. I don't even think I will be able to fit Time Warner on one reply.

Sinclair Broadcast Group is planning to merge with Tribune Media Company, in a deal that would make it the nation's largest broadcaster. Yet
in the process, the conglomerate has refused to honor a request from the Federal Communications Commission: a list of TV stations it has to sell in
order to meet ownership limits.

In a document filed on Thursday, Sinclair said licenses in at least two markets would have to be sold to meet current national TV station ownership
limits, the Baltimore Sun reported.

The lack of transparency in the merger poses a unique and seldom-discussed threat to newsrooms across the country.

If the $3.9 billion merger with Tribune Media Co. is approved, the broadcaster would own 233 television stations and reach 72 percent of households in
the country, the Sun reported.

Sinclair is extremely pro-Trump. John Oliver had an interesting segment about Sinclair:

originally posted by: Gothmog
I believe it is a wonderful idea. A lot of these so-called news shows are only taking advantage of the less informed people of the US. That is a
despicable act by very despicable groups.Instead of informing the populace , they propagandize everything.
Its all about money .

Wow. Scary to think you actually believe that and even more scary that you're getting stars for it too.

originally posted by: Gothmog
I believe it is a wonderful idea. A lot of these so-called news shows are only taking advantage of the less informed people of the US. That is a
despicable act by very despicable groups.Instead of informing the populace , they propagandize everything.
Its all about money .

The so-called President continues to take advantage of the less informed people of the US, doesn't he?

When looking at a map of the world, young Americans had a difficult time correctly identifying Iraq (1 in 7) and Afghanistan (17%). This
isn’t that surprising, but only a slim majority (51%) knew where New York was. According to Forbes and National Geographic, an alarming 29%
couldn’t point to the Pacific Ocean

Lack of transparency is a huge political advantage. And basically, call it the stupidity of the American voter or whatever, but basically that
was really really critical to get, for this legislation to pass.

a reply to: mzingaWhat? You wanna see what NEWSCORP owns you say? Sure, CJR
has that too! Even though they are technically split as NEWSCORP and 21st century FOX, I will treat them as one company because Ruport Murdoch chairs
them both.

News Corp
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
www.newscorp.com

originally posted by: Gothmog
I believe it is a wonderful idea. A lot of these so-called news shows are only taking advantage of the less informed people of the US. That is a
despicable act by very despicable groups.Instead of informing the populace , they propagandize everything.
Its all about money .

The so-called President continues to take advantage of the less informed people of the US, doesn't he?

What does any of this have to do with what Donald Trump said? Donald Trump isn't anti-consolidation, he's anti-criticism. Trump isn't pro-truth, he's
pro-Trump's version of everything.

I think the sources for the NBC reporting should out themselves and call Donald Trump out for the liar he is. Let the chips fall where they may. The
fact that this PoS would even suggest closing down media outlets for being critical of him or anyone else in government is mind-boggling. That people
are defending him is appalling. That it really seems like he did it over such a trivial thing as whether or not Tillerson remarked in private that he
was a moron just takes the effing cake.

Markets consolidate. That's just a fundamental property of markets in a capitalist economy. Six is a surprisingly robust number of major players for a
mature market.

I'm not saying it's a good thing by any stretch, just that it's not surprising. I think what we should really focus on now is the newest media market,
the web. That's why something like net neutrality should be a concern for everyone because without it, we empower ISPs to make the playing field
drastically less level than it already is.

What does any of this have to do with what Donald Trump said? Donald Trump isn't anti-consolidation, he's anti-criticism. Trump isn't pro-truth, he's
pro-Trump's version of everything.

I think the sources for the NBC reporting should out themselves and call Donald Trump out for the liar he is. Let the chips fall where they may. The
fact that this PoS would even suggest closing down media outlets for being critical of him or anyone else in government is mind-boggling. That people
are defending him is appalling. That it really seems like he did it over such a trivial thing as whether or not Tillerson remarked in private that he
was a moron just takes the effing cake.

Markets consolidate. That's just a fundamental property of markets in a capitalist economy. Six is a surprisingly robust number of major players for a
mature market.

I'm not saying it's a good thing by any stretch, just that it's not surprising. I think what we should really focus on now is the newest media market,
the web. That's why something like net neutrality should be a concern for everyone because without it, we empower ISPs to make the playing field
drastically less level than it already is.

You're talking about robberbarron'esque clammoring towards monopolism as if its some normal thing to be expected. Even though whats being robbed in
this era is our minds. But hey they mostly pay lip service to your party political agenda so just go with it, right?

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